Time, quantum mechanics, and tense

Synthese

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-53

  Saunders, Simon ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012004036     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00413901     Document Type: Article

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